Helvetica A to Z

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In recent years, Helvetica's ascension to celebrity font status has been fueled by books, blogs, videos, and much love from designers of all stripes. It's been said that Helvetica is like air, so ubiquitous that you literally can't avoid it in your daily travels. Equally loved by corporate CEOs and skinny-jeaned hipsters, no other typeface has inspired such creativity (and commercialism) as Helvetica.

So let's take a look at Helvetica's influence from A to Z.

A is for ARIAL

which ain't Helvetica


B is for BIKE

if you're the cycling type


C IS FOR COOKIE CUTTERS

for tasteful typography


D is for DROID

from a grotesk far, far away


E is for EGGS

but which came first, the serif or the sans?


F is for FILM

Helvetica's ready for it's close-up


G is for GAME

where you go directly to jail for bad kerning


H is for HANGERS

to hang all your Helvetica gear on


I is for INK

though not the kind you put on paper


J is for JEWELRY

when you need to bring the bling


K is for KIDS WALL ART

cuz you can't start them too young


L is for LEGGINGS

sans for gams


M is for MUG

to caffeinate your creativity


N is for NAIL ART

to keep your fonts at your fingertips


O is for ORIGAMI

your enthusiasm is sure to in-crease


P is for PLAYING CARDS

see these, and you'll raise a smile


Q is for QUILT

aka sewn sans


R is for ROBOT

because they will eventually be our masters


S is for SCARF

can warm your neck with hot type?


T is for TRUCKER'S CAP

in case you ever run into Ashton Kutcher


U is for UNDERGROUND

as in the subway


V is for VEST

when you're feeling extra bold


W is for WALL CLOCK

with a timeless typeface


X is for XMAS CARD

trust me, yule love it


Y is for YTMND

because you're the man now, dog


Z is for ZIPPERED HOODIES

so you can one up all those kids with their trucker's caps